Where does “単峰駱駝” come from?

単峰駱駝 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 単 — onefold, single.

Ancestry of “単峰駱駝”, step by step

単峰駱駝 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 単

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese単onefold, single

via Japanese 駱駝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese駱駝a camel

via Japanese 瘤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese瘤hump; lump
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